Many thanks to Steve for his reply to my query. The question I must ask next is: Who is the Plass family and are they still around that part of the country? Does one or more of them have and e-mail address, fax number, postal address? Philip . On 3 Mar 2003 at 8:46, Steve Ruggles wrote: > Hi Phillip, > > I was the one who mainly oversaw the web posting of this book, Cowley > County Heritage Book. I checked the page 267 as you mentioned and > found that it wasn't posted. I had several students working in a lab > setting that was trying to scan, edit and post this information so we > could get it on the web. Anyhow, to make a long story short we have > eliminated the lab and now I have no help!! So I am trying to get > some of it posted as I can. Here is the info listed on that page that > pertains to Stranex, keep in mind that this page is not yet done!! > > Thanks, Steve Ruggles > > ********************************************************* > > Ray & Edith Vaughn Quinn > Family > > Ray M. Quinn (1895-1989) was born 8 miles north of Geuda Springs to > James and Mary Caroline York Quinn. > > 1974; became a navy helicopter pilot, served in many ports around the > world; now a lieutenant commander Navy Reserves. In 1987 received his > Masters Degree from the University of Indiana at Bloomington, is now a > Safety Specialist at Norfolk, Va. Naval Safety Center. Their daughter > Courtney Kay Maxwell was born 1977, in California. > > Wilma Jeanne (Billie), second daughter was born in 1924 in Geuda > Springs; graduated 1944 Ark City High School. She married Vernon R. > Plass, 1943. He is the son of James Brian and Edith McKenzie Plass. > They are the parents of four children, Judith Katherine Plass born in > 1944 in Winfield. Judy married Sherman Crandall in 1963; they have two > sons, David James born 1964, Eric Ray born 1968; Linda Rae Plass born > 1947, and married Paul Rolfe Wittke in 1968, they have two daughters, > Lisa Katherine born 1969, Traci Jeanine born 197 1; Stephen Roderick > Plass born 1950 in California, married Gail Ann Sahr 1971. They have > three children; Darci Kristine, born 1977; Wayne Rodrick born 1980; > Stefani Ann born 1983; Gary Wayne Plass born 1953, California and > married April Stranex 1981. His adopted daughter Maurine born 1973. > > Wayne Vaughn born in 1928 graduated Arkansas City High School in 1946, > served U.S. Navy, worked as an oiler for Dixie Portland Flour Mills, > Ark City; was killed in an airplane crash in 1949 northwest of Ark > City. > > Submitted by Mary K. Quinn Maxwell > > ******************************************************************** > > Steve Ruggles > Computer Information Center > Southwestern College > 100 College Street > Winfield, KS 67156 > Voice : 620-229-6345 > FAX : 620-229-6150 > www.sckans.edu/~ruggless > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [KSCowley] April May > > Good morning > I joined the list because researching my family name led me to the > website of the Cowley county heritage book page 267. One of the people > listed there has our family name. It is only mentioned once and I > would like to know if anyone knows how to find out more about this > individual. Ours is an unusual name and I thought I knew everyone in > the world with the name Stranex. The name is April May Stranex who > married Gary Wayne Plass probably between 1970 and 1990 sometime. Id > just be interested to know where she came from and where she went. Any > pointers welcome! Philip (Cape Town.) . [email protected] > > > ==== KSCOWLEY Mailing List ==== > Cowley County, KSGenWeb > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/cowley/index.html > > This email was scanned by the ICL anti-virus solution. > > [email protected]